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Thuridilla splendens Splendid Sapsucking Slug

Thuridilla splendens is commonly referred to as Splendid Sapsucking Slug. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Thuridilla splendens Taiwan 2011


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lexID:
14990 
AphiaID:
494504 
Scientific:
Thuridilla splendens 
German:
Prächtige-Saftsaugerschnecke 
English:
Splendid Sapsucking Slug 
Category:
Sacoglossa 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Sacoglossa (Order) > Plakobranchidae (Family) > Thuridilla (Genus) > splendens (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Baba, ), 1949 
Occurrence:
Guam, Japan, Taiwan, Western Pacific Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
2 - 18 Meter 
Size:
1.18" - 1.97" (3cm - 5cm) 
Temperature:
19,1 °F - 24,9 °F (19,1°C - 24,9°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Diatoms, No reliable information available 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-07-16 16:01:47 

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Thuridilla splendens (Baba, 1949)

Thuridilla sea slugs use the chloroplasts from the green algae, their diet, therefore this nudibranch is one of the "solar-powered slugs".

Thuridilla splendens: Body color greenish with yellow spots and lines. The parapodial margin with blue or greenish spots below alternating black and yellow lines.

Similar to Thuridilla bayeri,

Synonymised names
Elysia splendens Baba, 1949 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

  1. RLS Reef Life Survey (en). Abgerufen am 16.07.2022.
  2. Seaslugforum (en). Abgerufen am 16.07.2022.
  3. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 16.07.2022.

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Thuridilla splendens Taiwan 2011
Thuridilla splendens Taiwan 2011
Thuridilla splendens Taiwan 2012
Thuridilla splendens Taiwan 2012
Thuridilla splendens Taiwan 2015

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